why was this locked?

[kaizersose]

locked

 

[minendo]

Probably because it has nothing to do with General Hardware.

 

[kaizersose]

but people post general 'emergency-type' questions there all the time.

 

[Mem]

but people post general 'emergency-type' questions there all the time

I know some do but they are not supposed too,best way to stop a thread being locked is to post it in the right forum and be polite,yours just looks like it was posted in the wrong forum.